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IB Union Calendar No. 259 108TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 3550 [Report No. 108–452, Part I] To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 20, 2003 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. COBLE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. GILCHREST, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MICA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. QUINN, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BAKER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. NEY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. BOS- WELL, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. HAYES, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. SIMMONS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. WEINER, Mr. PLATTS, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. KEN- NEDY of Minnesota, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BURNS, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. POR- TER, Mr. MATHESON, and Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure MARCH 29, 2004 Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Resources, and Science, for a period ending not later than March 29, 2004, for consider- ation of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the ju- risdictions of those committees pursuant to clause 1 of rule X 2 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] MARCH 29, 2004 Additional sponsors: Mr. BERRY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. FROST, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. TERRY, Ms. LEE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GORDON, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WU, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. LUCAS of Ken- tucky, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GON- ZALEZ, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. BACA, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. KAN- JORSKI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. STRICK- LAND, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. WATT, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. BECERRA MARCH 29, 2004 Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Ju- diciary, Resources, and Science discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 20, 2003] A BILL To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS. 4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 5 ‘‘Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users’’. 6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— •HR 3550 RH 3 Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents. TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A—Authorization of programs Sec. 1101. Authorizations of appropriations. Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling. Sec. 1103. Apportionments. Sec. 1104. Minimum guarantee. Sec. 1105. Project approval and oversight. Sec. 1106. Temporary traffic control devices. Sec. 1107. Revenue aligned budget authority. Sec. 1108. Emergency relief. Sec. 1109. Surface transportation program. Sec. 1110. Highway use tax evasion projects. Sec. 1111. Appalachian development highway system. Sec. 1112. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. Sec. 1113. Interstate maintenance discretionary. Sec. 1114. Highway bridge. Sec. 1115. Transportation and community and system preservation program. Sec. 1116. Deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects. Sec. 1117. Recreational trails. Sec. 1118. Federal lands Highways. Sec. 1119. Reserved. Sec. 1120. Pedestrian and cyclist equity. Sec. 1121. National commissions. Sec. 1122. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003. Sec. 1123. Roadway safety. Sec. 1124. Equity requirement. Subtitle B—Congestion relief Sec. 1201. Motor vehicle congestion relief. Sec. 1202. Transportation systems management and operations. Sec. 1203. Real-time system management information program. Sec. 1204. Expedited national intelligent transportation systems deployment pro- gram. Sec. 1205. Intelligent transportation systems deployment. Sec. 1206. Environmental review of activities that support deployment of intel- ligent transportation systems. Sec. 1207. Assumption of responsibility for certain programs and projects. Sec. 1208. HOV facilities. Sec. 1209. Congestion pricing pilot program. Subtitle C—Mobility and efficiency Sec. 1301. National corridor infrastructure improvement program. Sec. 1302. Coordinated border infrastructure program. Sec. 1303. Freight intermodal connectors. Sec. 1304. Projects of national and regional significance. Sec. 1305. Dedicated truck lanes. Sec. 1306. Truck parking facilities. Subtitle D—Highway safety Sec. 1401. Highway safety improvement program. •HR 3550 RH 4 Sec. 1402. Worker injury prevention and free flow of vehicular traffic. Sec. 1403. High risk rural road safety improvement program. Sec. 1404. Transfers of apportionments to safety programs. Sec. 1405. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts. Sec. 1406. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated persons. Sec. 1407. Repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated. Subtitle E—Construction and contract efficiencies Sec. 1501. Design–build. Sec. 1502. Warranty Highway Construction Project Pilot Program. Sec. 1503. Private investment study. Sec. 1504. Highways for LIFE pilot program. Subtitle F—Finance Sec. 1601. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. Sec. 1602. State infrastructure banks. Sec. 1603. Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation toll pilot program. Sec. 1604. Interstate System construction toll pilot program. Sec. 1605. Use of excess funds. Subtitle G—High priority projects Sec. 1701. High priority projects program. Sec. 1702. Project authorizations. Subtitle H—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 1801. Budget justification. Sec. 1802. Motorist Information. Sec. 1803. Motorist information concerning full service restaurants. Sec. 1804. High priority corridors on the National Highway System. Sec. 1805. Additions to Appalachian region. Sec. 1806. Transportation assets and needs of Delta region. Sec. 1807. Toll facilities workplace safety study. Sec. 1808. Pavement Marking Systems Demonstration Projects. Sec. 1809. Work zone safety grants. Sec. 1810. Grant program to prohibit racial profiling. Sec. 1811. America’s Byways Resource Center. Sec. 1812. Technical adjustment. Sec. 1813. Road User Charge Evaluation Pilot Project. Sec. 1814. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1815. Conforming amendment for transportation planning sections. Sec. 1816. Distribution of metropolitan planning funds within States. Sec. 1817. Treatment of off ramp. Sec. 1818. Loan forgiveness. TITLE II—HIGHWAY SAFETY Sec. 2001. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 2002. Occupant protection incentive grants. Sec. 2003. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures. Sec. 2004. State traffic safety information system improvements. Sec. 2005. High visibility enforcement program. Sec. 2006. Motorcycle crash causation study. •HR 3550 RH 5 Sec. 2007. Child safety and child booster seat incentive grants. Sec. 2008. Safety data. Sec. 2009. Motorcyclist safety. Sec. 2010. Driver fatigue. TITLE III—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS Sec. 3001. Short title; amendments to title 49, United States Code. Sec. 3002. Policies, findings, and purposes. Sec. 3003. Definitions. Sec. 3004. Metropolitan planning. Sec. 3005. Statewide planning. Sec. 3006. Planning programs. Sec. 3007. Private enterprise participation. Sec. 3008. Urbanized area formula grants. Sec. 3009. Clean fuels formula grant program. Sec. 3010. Capital investment grants. Sec. 3011. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and individ- uals with disabilities. Sec. 3012. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas. Sec. 3013. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects. Sec. 3014. Cooperative research program. Sec. 3015. National research and technology programs. Sec. 3016. National Transit Institute. Sec. 3017. Job access and reverse commute formula grants. Sec. 3018. New Freedom program. Sec. 3019. Bus testing facility. Sec. 3020. Bicycle facilities. Sec. 3021. Transit in the parks pilot program. Sec. 3022. Human resource programs. Sec. 3023. General provisions on assistance.